Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr. (February 27, 1817 – September 12, 1898) was an American manufacturer and politician, serving as the sixteenth and eighteenth

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from 1858 to 1860 and 1863–1867, respectively.

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criticized him for not protecting, with city police, a December 1860 public meeting in Boston to discuss

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. The meeting was broken up by a pro-slavery mob. On July 14, 1863, Lincoln ordered all 330 officers in the

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to quell a draft riot among

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attempting to raid Union armories in the North End. He elected a 3rd Class (honorary) Companion of the Massachusetts Commandery of the

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in recognition of his support of the Union during the

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Lincoln was the grandfather of Frederic W. Lincoln IV.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lincoln, Frederic W. Jr. 1817 births 1898 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Massachusetts Mayors of Boston Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court

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